ELA+3+Lesson+17

Topic:Extreme Nature-Our World is an amazing place-__The Albertosaurus Mystery__

Common Core Standards RI.3.3-Describe the relaionship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect RI.3.5-Use text features and search tools to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently RI.3.7-Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text RI.3.8-Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text RI.3.9-Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two tets on the same topic RI.3.10-By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently W.3.1a-Introduce the topic or tex tthey are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons W.3.1b-Provide reasons that support the opinion W.3.1d-Provide a concluding statement or section W.3.4-With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. W.3.5-With guidance and support rom peers and adults, develop and strenghten writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. W.3.7-Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic W.3.8-Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.

Suggested Student Objectives 1. Students will read and compare non-fiction stories about fossils/dinosaurs 2. Students will prewrite stories about something they would like to study/investigate. 3. Students will peer edit and revise writing. 4. Students will publish essay. 5. Students will research dinosaur species and write new information to share with the class.

Suggested Additional Readings "Fossils Clues to the Dinosaurs" pgs 8-9 Toolkit Texts __National Geographic Kids Ultimate Dinopedia: The Most Complete Dinosaur Reference Ever__ by Don Lessem

Resource Links [|short stories about dinosaurs] [|top 10 dinosaur finds] [|dinosaur articles]

Activities Students will write a short essay describing something they would like to study or investigate. Students will use facts and information from __The Albertosaurus Mystery__. Students will choose a dinosaur species or an area where fossils are found and research information about the idea.

Assessments Grade research report utilizing ELA rubric

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